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To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, Come, see that you obey orders.

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Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.
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The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.
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Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.
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Perdiccas threatened to put him to death unless he came to him, That's nothing wonderful, Diogenes said, for a beetle or a tarantula would do the same.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves. Whistle and dance the shimmy, and you've got an audience.
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When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.
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No man is hurt but by himself. ...Literally by how he interprets what happens to him. If he focusses on how it could have been better, he will be hurt. If he focusses on how it could have been worse, he will be happy. The same is true for women too.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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Lust is a strong tower of mischief, and hath in it many defenders, as neediness, anger, paleness, discord, love, and longing.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.
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He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a human.
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All things are in common among friends.
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?
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